Cruising Alaska would be a comfortable way to see areas of Alaska. You will never see it all the first trip around. Our first cruise was in 2004 leaving out of Seward on Celebrity’s ship called the Summit. We believe any ship you take would be fine. In 2010, we took a Holland American ship, the Zuiderdam, out of Vancouver,…
John Muir, the famous naturalist, once said “Alaska is one of the most wonderful countries in the world.” He also wrote in his journal that “you should never go to Alaska as a young man because you never be satisfied with any other place as long as you live.” I don’t know about that idea as Switzerland, Norway, Greece and…
We love visiting places that have elaborate Christmas decorations. Two places come to mind is St. Augustine and Disney World. By accident, we have discovered our third favorite place, San Antonio. Named for a Portuguese priest, San Antonio is the second largest populated city in Texas and is in the top ten in the United States. It is the city…
We flew into Minneapolis in August of 2017 from Vancouver, BC. Our first intention was to fly back to West Palm Beach, FL. As there are rarely direct flights to West Palm, we had to make a few hours of a layover in Minneapolis, a major hub for Delta Airlines. Why not make a stop in Minneapolis for a few…
Life Magazine once proclaimed Sioux Falls, South Dakota as the “healthiest city in the United States.” A spread-out community of 200,000 people, it lies midway between Minneapolis, MN and Rapid City, S.D. We stopped there for a day in August of 2017 on our way to Mount Rushmore. Sioux Falls lies between two Interstates: I-90 and I-29. One can…
Reachable in a few hours from Mount Rushmore is Devil’s Tower located in eastern Wyoming. It is truly one of the most unique geological formations in the United States. Along the way, we came across true “bumpkin” travelers. The 1,267 foot Tower can be seen from miles out on the road. The summit is actually over 5,000 feet high in…
The “Shrine of Democracy” is a must see while visiting the western part of the Midwest. Rapid City is the major city in the area with a regional airport. We flew into Minneapolis in 2017 and did drive a 10-day circle tour using I-90 and I-94. The Great Plains looked absolutely beautiful. We picked a jeep over a small four-door…
By far, California has many areas of interest. We have stopped several times on our way out or into California from Hawaii. After flying for five hours, California does make a good stopover. In 2005, we flew into LAX from Sydney, Australia. We would not recommend getting into a rental car and driving 120 miles south to San Diego. Highway…
Less than fifty miles away from San Francisco is the Napa Valley region. The environment is conducive to growing grapes for 375 wineries. We rented a vehicle both in 2003 and 2017 to explore this famous area. This expose will focus on our travels through the Napa region. If you travel north over the Golden Gate Bridge there is the…
Most people who visit San Francisco take a cable car or a trolly (also known as a street car) which has an electric motor attached to an overhead wire. Unlike a trolley, a cable car is pulled up the hill by a cable. San Fran has both. The cable car is the most famous of the two. The Bielicki family…